ONOMATOPOESES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. ONOMATOPOESES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ONOMATOPOESES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ONOMATOPOESES is to know. It scores 17 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ONOMATOPOESES
No single letter turns ONOMATOPOESES into another word.
How ONOMATOPOESES scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in ONOMATOPOESES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 4 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ONOMATOPOESES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ONOMATOPOESES
- The letter O appears four times in ONOMATOPOESES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in ONOMATOPOESES
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Common questions about ONOMATOPOESES
- Is ONOMATOPOESES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ONOMATOPOESES is not in it.
- How many points is ONOMATOPOESES worth?
- ONOMATOPOESES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ONOMATOPOESES?
- No single letter can be added to ONOMATOPOESES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of ONOMATOPOESES:
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